- Test debut v Australia at Bangalore - March 1998.
- ODI debut v New Zealand at Sharjah - April 1998
- Harbhajan Singh is almost as famous for controversies as he is for his spin bowling.
- One of his nicknames is The Turbanator, based on his bowling skill and, as a Sikh, he wears a black turban when he plays.
- He had to remodel his bowling action after he was reported for chucking in November 1998.
- Became a household name in India in 2001 after taking 32 wickets against Australia, which included a hat-trick, the first Indian to do so in Test cricket.
- Although he has since failed to reach standards he set in 2001, he is still considered India's No 1 spin bowler following the retirement of Anil Kumble.
- He was a member of India's 2007 World Twenty20 championship winning team.
- In recent years he has become synonymous with controversies. During the 2008 tour of Australia, he was banned after allegedly calling Andrew Symonds a "monkey". His ban was later lifted.
- Later in the year he was suspended for 11 Indian Premier League matches after he slapped India team-mate Sreesanth.
- Just as whispers of Harbhajan reaching the end of his career started to appear, he hit back with 5 for 59 against South Africa at his favourite Eden Gardens to bowl India to a dramatic innings victory with just nine balls left in the match.March 2010